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Margaret Wild

Author of Kiss Kiss!

117+ Works 6,391 Members 201 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Margaret Wild was born in South Africa and moved to Australia in 1972. She has been a journalist on newspapers and magazines, and worked as a book editor in children's publishing for sixteen years. She eventually quit to write fulltime. Wild has written more than 40 books for children. Some titles show more include The House of Narcissus, Jenny Angel, Tom Goes to Kindergarten, Nighty Night!, The Pocket Dogs and The Very Best of Friends. Her books are published around the world and have won numerous awards, including the Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) - Picture Book Shortlisted in 2001 for Jenny Angel; the New South Wales State Literary Award - Young Reader Shortlisted in 2000 for Jenny Angel; the CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book Winner in 2000 for Jenny Angel; the Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) - Picture Book listed in 2000 for Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa; the Australian Publishers Association - Design Shortlisted in 1999 for Jenny Angel; the Family Award for Children's Books - Picture Book shortlisted in 1999 for Jenny Angel; the Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) - Picture Book Shortlisted in 1999 for Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa; and the CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book Shortlisted in 1985 for There's a Sea in My Bedroom. In 2015 she had an Honour Book at the 2015 Children's Book Council (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards with her title, The Stone Lion. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Marg Wild, Maraget Wild, Margaret Wild

Series

Works by Margaret Wild

Kiss Kiss! (2003) 461 copies
Tom Goes to Kindergarten (1999) 427 copies
Fox (2000) 408 copies
Our Granny (1993) 401 copies
Piglet and Mama (2004) 311 copies
There's a Sea in My Bedroom (1984) 249 copies
Thank You, Santa (1991) 246 copies
The Very Best of Friends (1989) 232 copies
Let the Celebrations Begin! (1991) 198 copies
Jinx (2001) 173 copies
Harry & Hopper (2009) 159 copies
Old Pig (1665) 144 copies
Puffling (2008) 136 copies
Nighty Night! (2001) 131 copies
Woolvs in the Sitee (2006) 127 copies
The Pocket Dogs (1964) 126 copies
Going Home (1889) 126 copies
Mr. Nick's Knitting (1988) 104 copies
The Treasure Box (2013) 94 copies
One Night (2003) 93 copies
Piglet and Papa (2007) 80 copies
Bobbie Dazzler (2006) 78 copies
Remember Me: A Concept Book (1990) 60 copies
Lucy Goosey (2007) 58 copies
Little Humpty (2003) 55 copies
My dearest dinosaur (1992) 53 copies
The Midnight Gang (1750) 50 copies
Toby (1993) 50 copies
Itsy-Bitsy Babies (2009) 44 copies
Rosie and Tortoise (1998) 44 copies
The Dream of the Thylacine (2011) 44 copies
The Stone Lion (2014) 44 copies
Bim bam boom! (1998) 42 copies
When Penny Was Mum (1992) 41 copies
Piglet and Granny (2009) 40 copies
The Little Crooked House (1656) 38 copies
Chatterbox (2006) 38 copies
First best friends (1992) 35 copies
Hush, Hush! (2009) 35 copies
A bit of company (1991) 32 copies
Davy & the duckling (2013) 31 copies
Space Travellers (1992) 31 copies
The Sloth Who Came to Stay (2017) 30 copies
The midnight feast (1999) 29 copies
Mi abuelita 27 copies
Seven More Sleeps (2003) 27 copies
Big Cat Dreaming (1996) 27 copies
The slumber party (1992) 25 copies
Tanglewood (2012) 24 copies
Jenny Angel (1999) 22 copies
Ruby Roars (2007) 21 copies
Leo the Littlest Seahorse (2010) 21 copies
This Little Piggy Went Dancing (2013) — Author — 21 copies
Chalk Boy (2018) 20 copies
The Vanishing Moment (2013) 20 copies
Sam's Sunday Dad (1992) 19 copies
Big Red Hen and the Little Lost Egg (2008) — Author — 18 copies
Goodbye, Old House (2021) 18 copies
Midnight Babies (2001) 18 copies
Baby Boomsticks (2003) 18 copies
The house of Narcissus (2001) 17 copies
On the Day You Were Born (2014) 17 copies
Too Many Monkeys (2004) 14 copies
One Keen Koala (2017) 13 copies
Hop, Little Hare! (2005) 12 copies
Farmer Fred's Cow (2004) 11 copies
Vampyre (2011) 10 copies
The Queen's Holiday (1992) 10 copies
Bogtrotter (1600) 10 copies
The Bush Book Club (2014) 10 copies
BEAST (1992) 9 copies
A Time for Toys (1991) 9 copies
The Feather (2018) 9 copies
Light the lamps (1996) 9 copies
No More Kisses! (2010) 9 copies
Let's Go to Sleep (2013) 7 copies
Girl from the Sea (2020) 7 copies
Morris the reinbear (1995) 7 copies
Baby bird's blankie (2008) 7 copies
Christmas Magic (1992) 7 copies
Robber Girl (2000) 7 copies
But Granny Did (Voyages) (1993) 6 copies
Boo! (2019) 5 copies
Our Baby (2015) 5 copies
Itsy-Bitsy Animals (2012) 5 copies
Mr Moo (2004) 4 copies
Grandpa Baby (2009) 4 copies
The Diary of Megan Moon (1988) 3 copies
Pink! 2 copies
One Shoe on (1984) 2 copies
Harvey Jackson's Cubby (1991) 1 copy
Jeffrey (2001) 1 copy
Pink 1 copy
Zoro 1 copy
VÓ NANA 1 copy

Associated Works

The Blue Dress (1991) — Author — 23 copies
Spine-Chilling: Ten Horror Stories (1992) — Contributor — 9 copies
Bizarre - More Wonderful Weird Stories (1989) — Contributor — 2 copies

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From Cockburn Libraries (Australia): ""This is the last time I'll fish in this river. This is the last time I'll run through these trees. This is the last time I'll dream by this fire... Goodbye, old house. Goodbye." A heartwarming story of letting go and starting anew, of moving from the country to the city, with a unique illustration style that allows room and space for the reader's imagination."
 
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BackstoryBooks | Apr 3, 2024 |
 
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BooksInMirror | 6 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
Took someone to the library to show them how to find books that they can read while learning English. This was exactly what I was looking for.
Sadly, the book was not that good. I generally do not like short stories though, so it is a bit hard to judge. The only really good part is the lessons it is trying to teach: if you cannot sleep, try again later; do things during the day when they are open. Very insightful.
 
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MXMLLN | 1 other review | Jan 12, 2024 |
Wonderful, picturesque book on the trauma of war, the fragility of life, and the love of the written world. It is a battle cry for preserving your heritage and a reminder that bombs can not destroy the human.
 
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ryantlaferney87 | 5 other reviews | Dec 8, 2023 |

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Works
117
Also by
3
Members
6,391
Popularity
#3,853
Rating
3.8
Reviews
201
ISBNs
522
Languages
14
Favorited
2

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